As a child, on asking my dad why I could see his bald crown he replied that it was because he was "so tall that he was growing through his hair". I really believed that for a long time!
A childhood belief about hair

others believed things like this
- As a child I was taught that the tooth fairy would buy our teeth so she could add them to her crown.— Lola
- My friend convinced me that if I used a bar of soap to wash my hair instead of shampoo that I would go bald.— Michelle
- I believed that if you ate a piece of your own hair, a new strand of hair would grow on your head.— Ryo
- I didn't want to get tall when I was younger because I believed that I would fall over. — Gabi
- When I was a child I used to believe that the things in my room became smaller but it was me who was growingAnon
- I used to think I could have my hair cut long ...Anon